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POSTED:May 12, 2014 11:03 a.m.

Relay for Life hoops tournament plannedThe Connection Church’s Mission Possible Team is hosting a basketball tournament Friday-Saturday, May 16-17, at the Shuman Recreation Center to benefit Liberty County’s Relay for Life. The fee is $150 per team. For more information, call Glenn Reed at 912-266-0481 or 368-6121.

Annual Walk-a-Thon to take place May 17Seven Ministries of Liberty County has set its Jackie Gilliard-Henderson Memorial Scholarship Walk-a-Thon for Saturday, May 17.Funds raised will provide scholarships to graduating seniors from Liberty County’s public high schools. Additional funds will support the organization’s other programs, such as its drug-and-alcohol ministry and programs for youths and the elderly. Participants will meet at 6:30 a.m., and the walk starts at 7. Walkers 21 and older are asked to pay $20; those 16-20 are asked to pay $10. There is no fee for younger children. For more information, call 977-3527 or email ggilliard@clds.net.